[Land-speed] Seeking Information on vehicle and current owner

23weldon 23.weldon at comcast.net
Fri Jul 11 09:56:19 MDT 2014


http://www.barber-nichols.com/about-us
Mayf - Don't know for sure if the car still exists but I suspect it is 
salted away among the builders' keepsakes.
Ed Weldon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Mayfield" <drmayf at mayfco.com>
To: <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 8:22 AM
Subject: [Land-speed] Seeking Information on vehicle and current owner


> What I am looking for is information on who the current owner of the 
> current
> steam record holder, the Barber Nichols car that ran in 1985 and set the
> SCTA steam record and where that car is located, if it still exists. 
> Why
> am I interested? Well, this year will conclude the Sunbeam efforts I have
> had under way for a long,  long time and I need something to fiddle with.
> No, I don't think I would campaign the car, but, maybe to kind of restore 
> it
> and to see how it actually works. Steam is a growing interest with me. 
> Why?
> Well because I think that modern applications of control systems, 
> materials
> and designs could improve  steam usefulness.  Especially in the automotive
> world.  Maybe so, maybe not.
> So, please shoot me any and all information regards the current or last
> known owner(s), contacts and where the car might be located and I will be 
> in
> your debt.  No matter how old the information might be.
> Many, many thanks!
> mayf


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